5-Letter Words Starting With PLA

22 words

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PLAZA

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

16 pts
PLACK
13 pts
PLANK

cover with planks

11 pts
PLASH

interlace the shoots of

10 pts
PLATY

small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish

10 pts
10 pts
PLACE

a job in an organization

9 pts
PLASM

the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes

9 pts

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PLATEStarter

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

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PLACECommon

a job in an organization

PLANECommon

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

PLANTCommon

(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

PLATECommon

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

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PLAID

a cloth having a crisscross design

PLAIT

any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

"plait hair"

PLANK

cover with planks

"The streets were planked"

PLAZA

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

"a good plaza should have a movie house"

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